Dec152016

Since before HTML5 was introduced, Adobe Flash has long enabled rich content and animations in browsers, now with modern browsers enabling improved web experiences without Flash, Microsoft today said, the Anniversary Edition of Windows 10 will now give users more control over Flash by selectively pausing certain Flash content, like ads, that were not central to the page.

Further, since Flash is still an integral part of many web experiences today, initially HTML5 transition will not affect the most popular sites which rely on Flash. On these sites, “Flash will not even be loaded, improving performance, battery life and security.” And, users “will be given an opportunity to decide whether they want Flash to load and run.”

Microsoft notes, they’ll actively monitor Flash consumption in Edge and will gradually shorten the list of automatic exceptions. And by the end the process, “users will remain in control as they’ll be able to choose Flash for any site they visit.”

Windows Insiders will be able to try an early implementation of this feature soon in upcoming preview builds, and will evolve with stable release in the Windows 10 Creator’s Update next year.

EdgeHTML 14 includes support for dozens of “new HTML5 standards, media formats, and JavaScript features, for the first time tying Firefox on HTML5Test and maintaining a healthy lead over Safari,” Microsoft stated.

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